Wisconsin Capitol building turns blue
MADISON--The Wisconsin State Capitol will be bathed in blue on Monday, Aug. 3, and will stay that color for seven days, all to raise awareness for the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
The Exchange Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, a non-profit organization committed to child abuse prevention in Dane County, recently launched a yearlong awareness and fundraising initiative — Paint the Town Blue – to raise community awareness and funds to prevent physical child abuse and neglect, and also to honor, in part, The Exchange Center’s 25 years of service in Dane County.
“Blue is the official color of child abuse prevention,” explains Jane Nemke, Executive Director of The Exchange Center, “With our theme of Paint the Town Blue, the state agreed to light the Capitol blue in the days leading up to and immediately following our fundraising event. From anywhere in this city, the Capitol building is a site to behold. Now, thousands of residents and visitors will be questioning the spectacular color change this week, bringing our awareness campaign to a whole new level.”
For more information on Paint the Town Blue, contact Sara Johnson at 608-241-3434, ext. 26 or sjohnson@thexchangecenter.org or visit www.thexchangecenter.org.
Aug 3, 2009 at 7:51 p.m.
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Ahh yes, yours is the serious position.
Aug 3, 2009 at 3:50 p.m.
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That is only true, RetiredAirForce, if you also believe that a donation is a symbolic gesture. This group does real work. If you want to stop child abuse, donate. Otherwise, shut up about the blue lights, because your position is not serious.
Aug 3, 2009 at 11:39 a.m.
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"If you believe that symbolic gestures are meaningless, prove it by making a donation yourself. Otherwise, you merely support the status quo."
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Huh? If one believed symbolic gestures were meaningless a donation would by an oxymoron; in respect to their position.
I guess the hundreds of millions of people who have not donated then, in your eyes, all are supporters of the status quo...
Aug 3, 2009 at 10:49 a.m.
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The article omits that this is in part a fundraiser for the Exchange Center, which does concrete work against child abuse, primarily parenting skills and support.
http://www.thexchangecenter.org/?id=138
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If you believe that symbolic gestures are meaningless, prove it by making a donation yourself. Otherwise, you merely support the status quo.
http://www.thexchangecenter.org/index.ph...
Aug 3, 2009 at 10:49 a.m.
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ZIPPY!
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TFF!!!
Aug 3, 2009 at 10:07 a.m.
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Dogs for all your criticism please enlighten us paltry uneducated how the color of a bulb changes child abuse?
Aug 3, 2009 at 9:53 a.m.
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Or, they could be asking how THEY could prevent child abuse rather than petty colors. The idea is nice I suppose, but more concrete actions would be more helpful.
Aug 3, 2009 at 9:23 a.m.
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If they simultaneously bathed the capitol in blue light for child abuse and neglect plus red for the fight against terror, and green for being environmentally friendly, they could just use good old normal white light. They couldn't rotate the lights, because that would promote the use of hallucinations, which are illegal.
Aug 3, 2009 at 9:17 a.m.
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All they have to do is change the lens covers on the lighting. You should be asking, "what can I do to help prevent child abuse?" instead of petty remarks.
Aug 3, 2009 at 9:14 a.m.
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The cost probably isn't as high as the costs of Child Abuse.
Aug 3, 2009 at 9:05 a.m.
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What did this cost?
Aug 3, 2009 at 8:23 a.m.
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I'm all tingly just thinkin' about it...
Aug 3, 2009 at 8:15 a.m.
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How appropriate.
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